We often get asked about the cat in our logo, whether it is based on our cat or just a picture we liked? Well we thought since we have a blog now we would fill you in on the details.

The cat in the logo is actually "Puss" a real (and very fluffy) cat who lives with SecureaKat owner Henry and wife Pauline Garner. Puss was rescued from the Animal Welfare League in Adelaide. 

In the photo to the left you can see the rug she like to roll around and scratch herself on... Its one of her favorite places in the house!

At first Puss found it hard to settle in and was quiet and quite shy whilst not being afraid to get her claws out. Over time she slowly started to settle in however could still be quite aggressive at times and we were told that this was because she wasnt looked after well in her previous home. 

About 6 months after adopting Puss, SecureaKat did some work at the Animal Welfare League and in return was given a voucher to adopt another cat, so Pauline went back a few days later and came home with a kitten which Henry being the deep thinking person he is, promptly named "Mini-Puss" (They also have a Jack Russell named Jack!).

After the arrival of the new kitten Puss took on a mother role and the change in her personality was amazing! This was about 5 years ago and to this day Puss is one of the happiest and friendliest cats you will ever meet to the point where she practically lives attached to your leg! Mini-Puss is also a very needy cat, although these days she spends most of her time cuddled up to the dog.

We often take either one or the other to cat shows we display at, here you can see Mini-Puss with Pauline and Dr Harry from Channel 7.

Its not just rescued cats in the Garner household either. There is a Gullah called Max (Henry was banned from naming the bird!) who was waiting outside on the roof of the car when we returned home from the shops one day. He looked weak so Henry approached him and the bird said "Whatcha doing" so it was obviously somebodies pet who had escaped. After taking the bird inside and feeding him, a poster was put up at the local supermarket and a couple of days later a phone call was recieved from Max's previous owners saying that they didn't want him back so they decided to look after him themselves.

Max currently lives in a large cage in the garden which is within a full enclosed cat enclosure. All of the animals get along brilliantly, Max generally avoids getting to close to the cats but often has friendly beak to nose touches with the dog. Max can be very noisy at times and enjoys mimicking the dog bark as well as the telephone ring and his favoite words are "Watcha doing", "good boy" and "come on" which is often followed with a dance!

The first netted cat enclosure we ever built was in Henry and Pauline's garden in 2004 and there has still not been an escapee! Both cats spend the daytime in the garden along with Max whilst Jack the dog often comes into the Advanced Nets & Ropes factory.